Type-distributing machine.



No. 702,555. Patented .Iune p7, I902.

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.No. 702,555. Patented June 17, 1902.

,1. HINKLEIN. TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE,-

(Application filed Dec. 28, 1901.)

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No. 702,555. P'ateht'e-d June l7, I902.

.1. HINKLEIN.

. TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

(Application filed Dec. 38, 1901.) I (No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet a.

UNITED" STATES P ENT OFFICE.

J OHANNES HINKLEIN, OF FRANKFORT-ONTH-E MAIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO FELIX ILEVY, 'FBANKFORT QhPTHE-MAIN, GERMANY.

;-TYPEadie-FRIBIJT'IN G .MACH g A srnclrioA'rmiv forming part of Letters Patent No. 702,555; dated. June 17, 1902.

Application filed December 28, 101. Serial Ila-87,631. (No model) I v Di'stributing Machines, of which the following is a specification,

Theobject of this inventionis to providea.

IO simple and convenient type-distributing machine having akeyboard andlevers arranged after the mannerof afltype-writing machine.

I will describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, of.whieh- I Figure 1 is a side sectionalelevation, Fig. 2

a plan, and Fig. 3 an end View, ofso much of.

a type-distributing machine as is necessary to illustrate my invention.

the parts shown in Fig. 3 being omitted; and Figs 1, 1, 1, and 1 show the mechanisms for operating the hopper by which the separate types are fed into guides which conduct the types into their proper recesses or boxes in the type-cases a is a carriage on which is placed the matter to be distributed,which carriage is operated in one directionbyja spring-barrelb,

which tends to drive thecarriagein the direc-- tion toward-the said spring-barrel ina similar, manner to the carriage ofatype-writingmachine, butis prevented from doingsobythe foremosttype on the carriage bearing against;

a stop 0, Fig. 2. The foremost type, whichis in contact with the stop a, is by the depression of a key forced by a plunger: (1, Figs. 2. and 3, into a hopper e, bywhich-it is con-- ducted into one of a series of channels f leading to the-boXes-or recesses g-in the typecases, Figs. 1 and 3. The outlet from the said hopper corresponds in size and shape to the transverse sectionof one of the channels f. When the keybearing a character corresponding to the'chara'cter on the foremost type in the carriage a is depressed, the hopper e is caused to move so as tobring its discharge-opening opposite the entrance to the channel f leading tothe box or recess in the type-cases to receive'the said type.

The mechanism for imparting mot-ion to the hopper comprises the key-levers h, which Fig. e'shows inelevation parts of the internal mechanism,

are'arranged to turn on the knife-edge of a bar 1;, so that when a key is depressed a projection h on the key-lever h presses on a rod Z, which extends across'the machine and has mounted thereonthe upper end of a lever Z,

which turns on a rod m, which rod also carries a swinging leverm, on which a pin or projection Z on thelever. Z acts, so as to cause it to turn on the rod min one or other direction, according to whichside of the rod m the pin is caused to act, For instance, if the pin Z presses on the top of the lever m at a point to the right of the red m, Figs. 1 and 1*, the lever' m will be caused to assume the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, while the lever Z will be,caused,[by the projection on the key-lever 7t, to turninto the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 The lever m is connected,by means of liIlkSIL t0 thejlower end n 70 of a lever Z centered on a rod F, the said lever Z being connected at its upper end by a link to the hoppere,so that when the leverm' is moved into the position shown by dotted lines the upperend'of thelev'erl will move in the directionQof the arrow 2, Fig. 1, into thepos ition shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 andg'as the upper end ot t he lever 1% is connected by the rod nto the hopper ethe said hopper e is moved .from its normal central position (shown by full lines) tothe right into the posit-ion shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 The projections 70 on the key-levers h are of dif- .ferent depths,so that theirod Z will be depressed toagreater orlesser extent, according to which key is depressed, and consequently the hopper e willbe. correspondingly moved 'to a greater .,or;les serfextent to the right in Figs. 1 andl.

An auxiliary key ois connected by a rod 0 0 and link-Z to the lower end of. the lever Z, so that when the said auxiliary key is-depressed the rod 0' is mo'ved'in the direction of the arrow 3 and the lever-l? is by the link 1 brought into the position-shown by dotted 5 lines in Fig. 1, the rod Zbeing brought under projections k on the. levers'h, so thatif while the auxiliary key is depressed one of the other keys is also depressed the pin Z on" the lever Z will press on the top of the lever m on the left-hand side of the axis at and turn it into a position opposite to that hereinbefore described, and shown by dotted lines in Fig. l, and consequently the hopper e is moved to the left of its central normal posi tion. Each key when depressed will thus cause a movement of the hopper eeither to the right or to the left, according to Whether the auxiliary key 0 be depressed or not. By this arrangement each key is utilized for two types of differentcharacter,thereby reducing theuumber of keys to one-half the numberof types of different character to be distributed. In addition to this rectilinear motion of the hopper c it has also imparted to it an oscillatory curvilinear motion on the rod 11, the direction of the oscillation to the right or to the left and the extent of its oscillations being varied according to the key that is depressed. This oscillating motion is obtained by the arrangement shown in Figs. 1, 1", 1, 1.

The rodn, whichis hollow andis capable of rotating on its longitudinal axis, has fixed on it a downwardly-projecting arm S, the boss or head of which arm is provided in proximity to the rod n with two stops S S with one of which, S, a pin 7' engages when any key in one half of the keyboardis depressed, another pin '1" engaging the other stop S when any key in the other half of the keyboard is depressed, so that the arm S, fixed to the red at, is accordingly caused to oscillate either to the right or to the left. The pins 7' and r are carried on frames )3, actuated by extensions 7t on the key-levers 70. On these extensions rest the two frames 1), Figs. 1 and 1 and 1, each provided with an arm p, on the free ends of which arms the pins 9' and r are formed. The two frames 19 are operated independently of each other, one frame resting on the extensions h of one half of the keylever h, the other frame resting on the extensions 7L of the other half of the key-levers 7L. hen a key is depressed, the extension h of the key-lever is raised, thereby lifting the frame 13 resting thereon, and with it the pin '1", (or 1",) which then engages with the stop S (or S) and causes the arm S and the hopper e to oscillate either to the right or to the left accordingly. The extent of the oscillation of the arm S is determined by the pins t, fitted to slide in guides 1, these pins being arranged in equal number on each half of a circular segment in front of the arm S. These pins '6' are normally held by springs in position clear of the arm S. On each of the extensions h of the key-levers h is a small projection 72/, and on the projections of each half of the key-levers bears a double-armed frame 25 one arm of (Shown by full lines in Figs. 1 and 1.)

ated by depressing any one of the keys, by which depression the extension h on the depressed key-lever 7L operates a lever a, Fig. 1, connected to a bar it, having an inclined projection n, which projection is caused to act on a roller carried on a bar to which the plunger (Z is attached, so as to raise the plunger until the projection passes the said roller, whereupon the plunger falls down and pushes a type from the carriage Ct into the hopper e.

to, Fig. 3, is a lever which serves tolift the justifiers or spacers from the types, so that the operator can get hold of them and put them aside. This lever on being depressed actuates a small pin which is situated below the row of type and raises the said spacers above the surface of the types.

The opening through which the types pass from the carriage into the hopper can be regulated to suit the size of the types, for which purpose the auxiliary key 0 is connected to a lever 03, to the upper end of which is connected a rod 9;, attached to mechanism for enlarging or decreasing the opening through which the type passes to the hopper, so that by the depression of the key 0 the size of the opening will be regulated according to the width of this type. As the thickness of the type varies with the kind of type, it is also neces-' sary to adjust the opening; but as this is required to be done only once for each kind of type this may be effected by hand by turning an index Fig. 3, connected with a slide.

The various constructional details of the apparatus may be varied without departing from the invention.

Having now particularly described and as eertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is 1. In a type-distributer, the combination of a carriage for supporting the type to be dis tributed, a hopper to receive the detached type, a plunger to detach the type, a series of keys corresponding to the type to be distributed, a series of channels below the hopper, also corresponding to the types to be distributed, mechanism actuated by any key of the series for operating the plunger, and mechanism actuated by the respective keys for moving the hopper to register with the channel corresponding to the key which is moved, substantially as set forth.

2. In a type-distributer, the combination of means for detaching the type, a hopper to receive the detached type, a series of channels, corresponding with the types to be distributed into which the hopper may discharge, a series of keys also corresponding to the types to be distributed, and mechanism actuated by the respective keys for moving the hopper to register with the channel corresponding to the key depressed, substantially as set forth.

3. In a type-distributer, the combination of means for detaching the type, ahopper to receive the detached type, a series of channels corresponding with the type to be distributed,

andinto which the hopper may discharge, a series of keys also corresponding to the types to be distributed, andmechanism actuated by the keys for impartinga rectilinear movement and also an oscillating movement transversely to the rectilinear movement, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In atype-distributer, the combination of means for detaching the type, a hopper to receive the detached type, a series of channels,-

corresponding with the types to be'distributed, and into which the hopper may discharge, a series of keys also corresponding with the types to be distributed, lever mechanism actuated by the keys to impart rectilinear movement to the hopper, and an auxiliary key for shifting the lever mechanism to change the direction of said rectilinear movement of the'hopper, substantially as set forth.

5. In a type-distributer, the combination of means for detaching the type, ahopper to receive the detached type, a series ofchannels,

corresponding with the types to be distrib uted, into which the hopper may discharge, a

series of keys also corresponding with the types to be distributed, mechanism actuated by the keys for imparting an oscillating movement to the hopper, and stops controlled by the'keys for determining the extent of said oscillating movement,substantially as set forth.

6. In a type-distributor, the combination of a carriage for supporting the typeto be distributed,a plunger for detaching a single type, a series of 'keys, andmechanism actuated by any key of the series for actuating said plunger, substantially as setiforth.

7. In a type-distributor, the combination of means for detaching the type, a hopper to re-f ceive the type,a series of channels, corresponding with the types to be distributed into which the hopper may discharge, a series of key-levers also corresponding with the types tobe distributed, a lever system connected to the 

